Commentaries

The Four Stages of Talent Evaluation

May 1, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Catherine Luff for Talent Management magazine. She explains why and how, with the global economy in full recovery and talent management pushing full-steam ahead, organizations should follow four steps to properly…

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Edgar Schein on “A Healthy Culture”

April 30, 2014

Long ago when first involved in efforts to help restore an ailing organization to good health, I realized that an organization is only as healthy as its people are, and, that one’s mental must be measured within four separate but…

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The Failure Myth

April 29, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Aubrey Daniels for Talent Management magazine. To read the complete article, check out all the resources, and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines…

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When big data goes lean

April 28, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Rajat Dhawan, Kunwar Singh, and Ashish Tuteja for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They are convinced that the combination of advanced analytics and lean management could be…

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Rich Kalgaard: A Brief Q&A

April 28, 2014

Here is a brief Q&A that Amazon features in conjunction with Rich Kalgaard‘s book, The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success. * * * The Soft Edge seems to tie into many of the trending themes in business…

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The Six Steps of the Scientific Method

April 28, 2014

As Rich Karlgaard explains in The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success, the scientific method consists of six steps: 1. Observe and describe phenomena. 2. Sort them out and organize within categories. 3. Measure correlations and probabilities. 4.…

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How to Simplify Your Life in 5 Minutes a Day

April 26, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Greg McKeown for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the com plere article, check out others, please click here. Photo: Peter Jochems/shutterstock.com * * * The situation for many of us is that…

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Why Good Managers Are So Rare

April 26, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Randall Beck and James Harter for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive…

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Welders Make $150,000? Bring Back Shop Class

April 25, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Josh Mandel for the Wall Street Journal. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo: Getty Images * * * In American high…

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Amanda Burden on “How public spaces make cities work”

April 25, 2014

Richard Saul Wurman created the TED conference in 1984 as a onetime event. (As you may already know, TED refers to Technology, Education, and Design.) It became a four-day conference six years later. Chris Anderson purchased TED in 2001. Until…

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